The name Mecha Maiko is a clever conceptual fusion of ‘mechas’–massive, futuristic battle robots and ‘maikos’–geishas in training. This dichotomy of hard-biting dystopian mechanics and the soft and tender performance of the maiko is meant to reflect the very same yin and yang dynamic found in her works as in her debut album for Canadian label ORO Let’s! available now. Listen to Mecha Maiko’s Let’s! here For Let’s!, Mecha Maiko has drawn inspiration from her favorite upbeat 90s dance and freestyle jams to create a sound that is uniquely hers. Aimed at a more DJ-friendly approach, these tracks will find…
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Today, Brooklyn artist Chloe Lilac has released a brand new single titled, “Special,” out now via RCA Records. The song is available everywhere now here. Watch the official video here. A bold return for the budding artist since releasing her debut EP this spring, “Special” is the first song to see a release from Chloe’s forthcoming sophomore EP. About the song, Chloe describes, “‘Special’ is about how people will lie to get in your pants and how dumb they sound while doing it.” Further discussing the song’s official video, Chloe adds, “The video is all about how young love shouldn’t be taken too seriously. It was so much fun to make and…
Brooklyn’s Public Practice have dropped a new single, “Disposable,” along with its b-side, their take on Yukihiro Takahashi’s “Extra-Ordinary” via Wharf Cat Records. The track is the follow up to their 2018 critically acclaimed EP Distance Is A Mirror. Of the single and its b-side the band notes, “staring at a beach covered in tangled seaweed, the question began to form; as you watch a loved one get swept into a mad sea of a situation, how do you fight something seemingly so much bigger than yourself – for someone else? From here, ‘Disposable’ began to take shape. This was our first song we completed in our Brooklyn studio where…
UK duo Leftwing : Kody are the latest artists to remix the Duke Dumont smash ‘The Power’, out 4th October via Virgin EMI Records. STREAM IT HERE Centered around a euphoric piano riff, Leftwing : Kody deliver a feel-good, hands-in-the-air take on ‘The Power’, whilst losing none of the emotive elements that make the original so special. Multi-Grammy-nominated Dumont has amassed over 2 billion streams across his back-catalogue of previous anthems, scoring huge success with platinum-selling UK #1 singles ‘Need U (100%)’ and ‘I Got U’. Duke has also produced ‘Swish Swish’, the biggest single from Katy Perry’s Prism album.…
South-East Londoner joey maxwell is ready to make his mark on the UK music scene with his unforgettable debut single “going thru changes.” WATCH “GOING THRU CHANGES” “going thru changes” is an inviting and infectious track which treats listeners to a rich, authentic blend of raw indie vocals, funky brass melodies and a hip-hop inspired beat. maxwell’s striking songwriting in “going thru changes” perfectly encapsulates the teenage angst we all go through, which is reflected through the song’s eclectic production. Speaking on his debut single, joey shared: “going thru changes is a self-deprecating homage to all the things that are…